Beadle's Dime Novels No. 214: The Forest Monster — page 88: what you’re looking at

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90 THE FOREST MONSTER. she was anxious and almost impatient to leave Kipwan, her adopted father, and the savages who had treated her with such kind tenderness ever since her childhood. When Hammond stated the preparations that had been made for their departure in a few hours eastward, she was somewhat surprised, but not displeased. She needed some time herself to get ready, and so, bidding him good-by for the present, she hastily returned to the village. She was trembling and excited, for this day marked an era in her life; but mingling. with and permeating this feeling of uneasiness, was niles happy eoipanions ‘as she looked at the future. | 32 The meaning of her departare was made known cul to Kipwan and his family. These, as a matter of course, were deeply affected, and. the parting was. painful in the highest degree to them. Yet, they interposed no murmur, but parted under the consciousness that im a few more. years they would be united forever. It was yet early in the forenoon when Fred Hammond and Lamora, mounted on their horses, rede down the caiion, side by side, to the spot where meen ponehed 0 meet the trappers. They found Black Tom and old Stebbins tein but Teddy was absent. Afier Lamora had. been made uae With them, the former said : “Teddy las gone after the pabellie: and it’s *bout time he war back, Pye been’ out ’round the country rackynoiterin’, and have been back more nor half an hour.” “Did you discover any thing suspicious ?’ asked Bian: * mond. -“ Wal, not particklerly so; thar’s red-skins, and plenty of ’em’round, and every minute we:stay h’ar is so much the worse’ fur us.” Old Stebbins had- ‘prepared a meal, of which he politely in- + vited Lamora and Hammond to partake. The former de- clined, as she had eaten before-leaving her Indian friends, The latter dismounted. and made a bearty breakfast, while they Were awaiting the coming of Teddy and the horses. | The appearance of the beautiful Lamora was the occasion Of no little wonder and interest to the two hunters; they had- copmiclooOolks. conn +e a,